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Sellers Building Survey failed to pick something up 2 years ago..
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Wolfsbane2k wrote: »e original surveyor stands, and the roof is safe for at least 5 years but we are where we are.
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Or not 5 years.
If it's a known issue then it needs sorting.
Walk away and if you haven't found anywhere by the time it's been sorted then reconsider this one.0 -
The obvious answer if you don't want to walk away is to reduce your offer by £10K and get the roof replaced after you buy.0
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What sort of problem is this ?
How many have been done in the area (go and knock on a few doors).
Any obvious external changes when done.
The roofs been there 40years chances are they are guessing when it will actualy fail. knock £10k off get under £250k thats 1/2 the loft conversion paid for from the savings.0 -
I wouldn't be too hasty and get a couple more opinions on whether it is genuinely a problem.
When we bought a Victorian terrace a couple of years back the homebuyers survey had a 3 for roofing, needs looking at, possible re-roof etc. We had a couple of roofers in that agreed with the surveyor (who obviously covers their own back when it comes to this sort of thing). We had a couple more that did a much more thorough check and all it needed was a bit of patching up - so £500 rather than the £10k+ we were quoted for the re-roof.
4 years or so later it's still ok
Thinking critically since 1996....0 -
£10K sounds an awful lot for a re-roof. Are you sure that's a valid figure?0
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Bottom line is that it's the vendors problem and for them to come up with a solution. Either fix or offer you a reduction to reflect the cost.
Good luck with a claim against the surveyor, they'll fight that pretty hard but again not your problem.
If your plan is to extend then a reduction might be good for you, just make sure it's a generous offer to cover everything.0 -
In the end the work was done by the vendor who has since taken the surveyor to court to reclaim costs.
Cost of the repair was £4.5k, needed stripping back, new ladder rafter at each end, and then re-build on top.0
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